Cost of living comparison
London is 55.1% more expensive than Burnaby.
If you lived in London instead of Burnaby, you would:
pay 26.4% more for restaurants
Burnaby
|
London
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.68
CA$20.02
|
$25.22
£19.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.01
CA$15.02
|
$10.09
£7.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
CA$2.88
|
$2.54
£1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$2.08
£1.64
|
|
pay 16.8% less for groceries
Burnaby
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
CA$3.63
|
$1.96
£1.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
CA$8.06
|
$4.74
£3.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.90
CA$12.14
|
$6.34
£4.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.30
CA$4.51
|
$3.99
£3.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
CA$8.69
|
$4.28
£3.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
CA$2.78
|
$1.47
£1.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
CA$0.89
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
CA$1.86
|
$1.48
£1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
CA$2.20
|
$1.76
£1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
CA$1.59
|
$0.73
£0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.89
CA$2.58
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 92.7% more for transportation
Burnaby
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.29
CA$7.21
|
$7.20
£5.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$76.78
CA$104.75
|
$252.24
£198.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$34,018.67
|
$34,406.00
£27,012.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.04
CA$20.52
|
$25.33
£19.88
|
|
pay 49.0% more for housing
Burnaby
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.52
CA$74.37
|
$39.12
£30.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,128.28
CA$2,903.47
|
$2,697.16
£2,117.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,761.33
CA$2,402.87
|
$2,027.26
£1,591.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.68
CA$137.35
|
$284.51
£223.37
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Burnaby
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$948.55
CA$1,294.05
|
$2,321.07
£1,822.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,008.33
CA$15,017.95
|
$25,293.41
£19,858.21
|
|
pay 44.6% more for entertainment and sports
Burnaby
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.77
CA$6.51
|
$8.20
£6.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
CA$5.01
|
$4.56
£3.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.68
CA$20.02
|
$18.92
£14.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.86
CA$47.56
|
$58.95
£46.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.68
CA$20.02
|
$18.92
£14.85
|
|
pay 52.7% more for clothing
Burnaby
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.25
CA$61.74
|
$103.07
£80.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
CA$49.73
|
$49.65
£38.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.99
CA$136.41
|
$112.31
£88.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
CA$125.15
|
$123.32
£96.82
|
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